Deadline: 24 September 2023
The ASEAN Foundation and ASEAN-Japan Center are calling young leaders from ASEAN and Japan to apply for ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting Plus Japan Programme.
The ASEAN Foundation is organising the special edition of the ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting plus Japan 2023 (AFMAM + Japan 2023) to coincide with the ASEAN – Japan 50 Years Anniversary.
It is an interactive process where you, the students, will role-play a senior official of an ASEAN meeting and simulate how an ASEAN senior official engages in various ASEAN meetings. You will understand how ASEAN as an inter-governmental system works and will learn about the decision-making process to understand how regional agreements and cooperation are cultivated. It will be an interesting and enjoyable experience!
Theme
- “Advancing the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific through ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation”
- The AFMAM Plus Japan 2023 promises an authentic experience to understand ASEAN. With aims of advancing the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and enhancing ASEAN diplomacy within the ASEAN and Japan, the programme will provide participants with an invaluable education experience with vast improvements in decision-making skills and knowledge on ASEAN and Japan affairs.
What will you get?
- The programme will be fully funded by the organisers. Includes round trip from city of the country of origin to Jakarta, Indonesia, accommodation and meals.
- Enables you to understand ASEAN diplomacy and how decision-makers of the ASEAN Member States address regional issues by involving in the authentic simulation exercises.
- Provides you an opportunity to improve essential skills and knowledge, particularly on global awareness, cross-cultural skills, critical and inventive thinking, negotiation, public speaking, consensus-building as well as leadership.
- An exciting and unforgettable lifetime experience with them and your peers from other ASEAN Member States and Japan.
- A network of young leaders from across the ASEAN region and Japan.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following qualifications are eligible to apply:
- Enrolled as a student of tertiary education institution taking diploma or undergraduate studies (or equivalent level) from any disciplines at education institutions in the ASEAN Member States and Japan when the programme takes place.
- Between 18 and 25 years of age when the programme takes place.
- English proficient, verbal and written.
- Ability to actively participate in the full duration of the programme, including the pre-conference online training.
For more information, visit ASEAN Foundation.
